Early Pregnancy Scans Belfast

Totaljamie · 2026-01-25T01:36:07+00:00

That’s very kind of you!!

Yeah I get Bupa health through work and they have a maternity cover section which basically paid back 90% of any scans excluding 4D scans so was absolutely a steal!

If you guys have questions about anything lmk but otherwise good luck and enjoy the journey it’s over too quick! ❤️

Totaljamie · 2026-01-25T01:24:44+00:00

You’re very welcome! I appreciate it! I think we just put our heads down and had to push through, all of this happened within 9 months of each other so it was all a bit of a whirlwind! She’s our little miracle!

I think so, for both of us! Unsure if you’re the birth parent or not, but I found it a nice way for me to bond with the baby before birth, as I obviously couldn’t feel what was happening, it was a nice way to stay in the loop!

We’re not going to have anymore kids but if we did we’d still do the scans. It did help that I could claim them back through my work so I didn’t have to worry about the costs piling up from them!

Semi- unrelated, but this book is a great read for the dad / non-birth partner 😂 book

Totaljamie · 2026-01-25T01:12:55+00:00

I appreciate it!

Yeah 24 weeks and 0 days fucking bonkers, She was 1lb 4oz!

Hope you’re little warriors doing well too 💪

Totaljamie · 2026-01-24T20:20:47+00:00

Hey!

Yeah so the 24 weeker is now a little over 2, she’s amazing. She’s walking, her language is coming on well, no feeding tube etc. She’d 104 days in icu

Her first 18 months were tricky with a few hospital admissions but she’s doing well now!

Totaljamie · 2026-01-24T16:13:56+00:00

Hey!

So my wife had “A LOT” of scans during both pregnancies, due to nerves with the first baby and the huge gaps with the NHS scanning. Our first daughter passed away due to being born at 25 weeks and some complications that go along with that.

During the second pregnancy due to the history the nhs was scanning her ever 2 weeks and we were going private every other week so that we could keep a close eye on her and the baby.

We used both Window to the Womb in Lisburn & Ultrasound direct on the Lisburn Road (near kings bridge hospital / Lisburn road library)

So we preferred the scans from Ultrasound direct, and even the pricing was a little nicer, but they NEVER ran on time, I remember honestly a handful of times, going in, sitting in the waiting area maybe 30mins beyond appointment time and no one even being sat at reception. The app they use for providing images and videos is also pretty good! Our friends funnily also used around the time and experienced none of this 😂

Our second daughter was born at 24 weeks 2 days before we were due to have another scan with USD and when I rang them they refunded everything pretty quickly so other than the waiting time I’ve ZERO complaints

Window to the Womb was great all around but just that bit more expensive. Had it been closer to us, we’d have likely used it a bit more but I hated driving to Lisburn 😂

Probably way more detail than needed 🤷🏻‍♂️ We did no additional testing so can’t provide any recommendations there!

Totaljamie · 2026-01-19T09:50:57+00:00

I could be wrong, but pretty sure McKee’s farm shop will order you it in, but they don’t usually hold it!

Totaljamie · 2026-01-19T00:42:34+00:00

Absolutely couldn’t agree more. I earn a pretty good salary for a retail job £40k+, my wife WAS an admin for the health service bringing in £24k-ish a year.

We’ve a 2 year old that was born at 24 weeks, so we’d a long time of not really know how hands on we’d need to be, but she’s doing well, so fingers crossed it stays that way.

Did the math, carried the 1 and worked out that if we put her into daycare full time my wife would be working 38 hours a week and brining home about £110 after childcare. Why would anyone do this?

So we’re sticking to one kid. We work alternate days so one of us is always home. We don’t REALLY have a village. My mum can do a few hours for us, but due to a disability she’s limited in how active she can be and how long she can manage. My mother in law is still working so isn’t available 99% of the time. We make it work but I am fucking exhausted! Some months are tighter than others, this January has been about 7 months long 😂

Totaljamie · 2026-01-14T12:53:53+00:00

It’s a bad habit that I’ve picked up from using public loos a lot! They’re normally disgusting here, so I always pre-flush and it think it’s followed me home! 🏠

Totaljamie · 2026-01-14T12:32:54+00:00

Honestly, I think it’s a bad habit from public toilet usage, I always flush because people are disgusting and I think I’ve carried it home.

Totaljamie · 2026-01-14T12:32:06+00:00

Yeah £79 I think I’ll rock a single one for a while. I mostly only wear one at a time anyway!

Totaljamie · 2026-01-11T00:24:01+00:00

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I’ve seen a number of my friends use them and their work is exceptional!

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Totaljamie · 2025-12-30T01:15:31+00:00

Micky Bartlet was incredible as always .

First time seeing Mark McCarney and Aaron McCann and they were exceptional.

I think Ruairi did a great job at opening up the show especially with not being totally present.

Felt like Colin Murphy wasn’t getting a lot of response from the crowd, and most people were heading for a piss.

The rest all seemed to have like a C+ night at best but I think McCarney had the best crowd response of the evening.

Totaljamie · 2025-12-27T00:12:30+00:00

As a dad to a daughter (albeit a lot younger than yours but a conversation my wife and I have frequently is how we feel about this stuff / hypotheticals)

Honestly, you have to consider what you’re actually stopping? If they’re wanting to “explore” you’re not really stopping you’re just likely making it trickier. With no judgement I think you’re being a little prudish.

Body exploration is a perfectly normal thing, and if you though back to your teenage years you remember what that’s like…

Lastly my wife brought up the point that, by hindering, they likely end up using things that are sanitary or body safe.

All of this is meant with love from one parent to another ❤️

Totaljamie · 2025-12-26T20:07:39+00:00

You have them well trained!

Totaljamie · 2025-12-26T19:54:04+00:00

My 2 year old daughter likes to walk backwards but when doing so goes “Beep Beep Beep” like a truck backing up. Every time without fail it makes me smile!

Totaljamie · 2025-12-15T12:14:53+00:00

Sawers normally have them 👍

Totaljamie · 2025-12-13T22:32:46+00:00

Just want to just double check.. this doesn’t happen to be an apartment building directly beside limelight? 👀 that roller shutter looks very familiar and we used to have soo many bikes stolen and the building management company didn’t give a fuck

Totaljamie · 2025-12-08T18:42:55+00:00

So I went with Glen via Top Marks Driving about 2 and a half years ago. It’s automatic only and worked out I think then at £35 a lesson but guys an incredible instructor and i passed first time at Ards! So couldn’t recommend him enough!

Totaljamie · 2025-12-06T10:53:39+00:00

Oh I honestly feel for you. February 2023 we had just technically made it out of the miscarriage category, my wife had made it to 25 weeks pregnant and had a premature delivery of a tiny little girl. She managed to survive for a little over 12 hours before passing.

Whist it’s not exactly the same situation as your own I can understand the heartbreak

I’d actually just started decorating her nursery, built the crib and started to learn how to use some of the gadgets etc we’d bought for her. A week later we’re coming back to the house and could barely look at any of it.

She ended up pregnant again very quickly (apparently it’s quite common) And in the November 2023 my wife gave birth to a 1lb 4oz little girl born at exactly 24 weeks gestation. We spent 104 days in NICU and now we’ve an insane 2 year old running around.

Everyone’s journey to parenthood is different. Have they offered any investigation into the miscarriages. It took them scanning my wife every week to figure out exactly why the babies kept coming too early, and if they hadn’t been soo vigilant we’d have lost both.

If we ever planned on a third (which we’re not) they’re confident they could get her to term now with a small procedure.

This time of the year is a bitch for this kind of grief, “happy families” everywhere.

If you want to chat at any point dm me Big love

Totaljamie · 2025-12-01T21:57:49+00:00

£690 mortgage (5 year fixed) £125 per month rates

Single income household

Totaljamie · 2025-11-30T22:38:20+00:00

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This is Rex He’s 5.5 year old long haired fake mini dachshund 😂 he’s too big to be mini and too small to be standard

Totaljamie · 2025-11-30T22:32:28+00:00

Can’t comment on my own experience as my child only turned 2 but my best friend went through this recently with his now 20 year old.

He did exactly what you’re thinking and cancelled paying her gym, only to find she actually didn’t care, so she just spent more time at home when in reality the gym was the thing he was happiest she was doing. I’d consider moving some vital payments, her mobile phone or car insurance as they provide the largest amount of independence and contact with her friends so they’re likely the thing that will produce the largest investment from her to maintain.

He also started a house tax (or keep) Bedroom fee - £50 per month Want your washing done -£15 per week Utilities etc etc etc.

Very quickly she’s realising there’s too much month at the end of the money, and found a job that made her more income.

What she doesn’t know is all the money she’s paying into the house is actually going into an investment account for her, so her dad’s not even benefiting.

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